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This book and its sister volumes constitute the proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN 2005). ISNN 2005 was held in the beautiful mountain city Chongqing by the upper Yangtze River in southwestern China during May 30–June 1, 2005, as a sequel of ISNN 2004 successfully held in Dalian, China.
This book offers a systematic literature review and a set of empirical studies on supply chain integration. Supply chain management is recognized as an essential means for firms to achieve competitive advantages, in which supply chain integration is regarded as the core for operational excellence: shorter lead time, lower inventory, faster delivery, and higher product and service quality. Using data from an international survey of manufacturing firms, an interrelated set of studies that investigate supply chain integration from different perspectives at multiple levels are conducted. Intra-organizational factors such as products, production systems, and socio-technical systems are examined t...
Reveals how Huawei has developed the ability to continually transform as a company by developing dynamic capabilities and change-supporting values.
This two-volume set (CCIS 134 and CCIS 135) constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Information Science, ICICIS2011, held in Chongqing, China, in January 2011. The 226 revised full papers presented in both volumes, CCIS 134 and CCIS 135, were carefully reviewed and selected from over 600 initial submissions. The papers provide the reader with a broad overview of the latest advances in the field of intelligent computing and information science.
In recent years, the global economy has struggled to meet the nutritional needs of a growing populace. In an effort to circumvent a deepening food crisis, it is pertinent to develop new sustainability strategies and practices to provide a stable supply of food resources. Urban Agriculture and Food Systems: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice is an authoritative resource on the latest technological developments in urban agriculture and its ability to supplement current food systems. The content within this publication represents the work of topics such as sustainable production in urban spaces, farming practices, and urban distribution methods. This publication is an ideal reference source for students, professionals, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners interested in recent developments in the areas of agriculture in urban spaces.
This book and its sister volumes, i.e., LNCS vols. 3610, 3611, and 3612, are the proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Natural Computation (ICNC 2005), jointly held with the 2nd International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (FSKD 2005, LNAI vols. 3613 and 3614) from 27 to 29 August 2005 in Changsha, Hunan, China.
This book provides authoritative academic and professional insights into the strategies of Chinese Foreign Direct Investments in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Distinguished authors from across the world will make a contribution to the growing literature on OFDI (outward foreign direct investment) from China.
Thіs dіssеrtаtіоn rеvіеws thе knоwlеdgе mаnаgеmеnt‗s rоlе іn оrgаnіzаtіоnаl mаturіty іn prоjеct mаnаgеmеnt. Іt drаws а dіrеct lіnkеd bеtwееn оrgаnіzаtіоnаl mаturіty knоwlеdgе chаnnеls bоth іnfоrmаl аnd thеn fоrmаl аnd оrgаnіzаtіоnаl prоjеct mаnаgеmеnt mаturіty. Thе study usеs а mіxеd mеthоd аpprоаch thrоugh оnlіnе аnd tеlеphоnе survеys thаt drаws spеcіfіc cоnclusіоns thаt оrgаnіzаtіоns usе fіrst іnfоrmаl thеn fоrmаl knоwlеdgе chаnnеls аs thеy bеcоmе mаturе іn thе PM dоmаіn. Іt suggеsts, fоr prаctіcаl purpоsеs, thаt оrgаnіzаtіоns shоuld usе thе Prоjеct Mаnаgеmеnt Іnstіtutе‗s Оrgаnіzаtіоnаl Prоjеct Mаnаgеmеnt Mаturіty Mоdеl tо mеаsurе thеіr mаturіty аnd еffеctіvеnеss wіthіn thе dоmаіn, аnd fоr thеоrеtіcаl purpоsеs thаt thе PMІ shоuld updаtе thе mоdеl tо іncludе thеsе іnfоrmаl аnd fоrmаl knоwlеdgе shаrіng аnd trаnsfеr mеchаnіsms.
A pragmatic vision of how democratic socialism can overcome the economic, workplace, political, environmental, social, and international crises that we face today.
The International Conference on Chinese Enterprise Research (ICCER) is an annual event organized by the Lien-Chinese Enterprise Research Centre, Nanyang Technological University. Held on 13 and 14 December 2007 at Nanyang Technological University and the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry respectively, the succeeding ICCER enjoyed immense support from local and international Management scholars, boosting the scale and academic standing of the conference. The conference invited famous keynote speakers, including Professor Zhang Weiying, Dean of Guanghua School of Management, Peking University and Professor Zhao Renwei, former director of the Institute of Economy, Chinese Academy...